There are 10 ways to get from London to Sicily by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), or bus
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
6h 5m€90–191Fly London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane STN - PMO
6h 34m€73–184Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
27h 37m€405–885Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Palermo Piazza Cairolibus
40h 48mFly London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LHR - PMO
6h 2m€95–304Fly London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
6h 18m€74–221Train to Luton Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LTN - CTA
6h 9m€87–245Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane LGW - PMO
6h 21m€94–214Fly London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane STN - TPS
7h 11m€88–210Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermobus
46h 33m€240–415
London to Sicily by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sicily is to fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sicily is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Sicily. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Sicily. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Palermo Notarbartolo via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta Susa, Roma Termini and Palermo Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 37m.
The distance between London and Sicily is 1984 km.
The best way to get from London to Sicily without a car is to train which takes 27h 37m and costs €400 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from London to Sicily, including transfers.
London to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Sicily train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Sicily is to train which takes 27h 37m and costs €400 - €900. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 6h 2m, you could also bus, which costs €240 - €420 and takes 46h 33m.
What companies run services between London, England and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Palermo Notarbartolo via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Torino Porta Susa, Roma Termini, and Palermo Centrale in around 27h 37m. Alternatively, British Airways flies from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Forli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Flandres to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Palermo Piazza Cairoli
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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London to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Sicily is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 8:53 AM in London and 9:53 AM in Sicily.
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